First of all, WHAT IS A SNOW SQUALL? According to the National Weather Service: A snow squall typically lasts less than an hour. The sudden white-out conditions combined with falling temperatures produce icy roads in just a few minutes. The combination of gusty winds, falling temperatures and quick re…
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of Iowa, including Black Hawk and surrounding counties. The advisory goes into effect Friday at 6 PM and runs through Saturday at 6 PM. Light rain this afternoon will turn to snow...
**UPDATED 6AM 10/24** If this is going to be the trend in Iowa --- it's gonna to be a loooong winter... The National Weather Service in Des Moines says that the next round of accumulating snow will fall on Sunday into Sunday night with the highest totals in Northwestern Iowa...
Winter hasn't arrived -- not yet. But the Winter Outlook has. The National Weather Services says that 'La Niña' will influence the weather across the country. This winter, Iowa can expect: TEMPERATURE: Equal chances of being cooler or warmer than normal...
According to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, the August 10th Derecho has been officially declared as a 'Billion-Dollar" Disaster. So far this year the US has seen 16 disasters each resulting in damages of over a billion dollars...